How is it already Sunday again? Moreover, late at night on Sunday? The past week seems to have flown by in a blur of freelance clients, Shield Sisters Initiative projects and car problems. Actually, total best case scenario with the car problems, but I’ll touch on that in a bit!
I’ve been toying with the idea of what to do with Bloggy Brunch each week. It’s important to me because it takes me back to the whole reason we started blogging back in the Xanga and LiveJournal days…to connect with friends, both online and in real life.
So I think that I am going to treat this as a weekly recap and update on life as a work from home mom, mompreneur, stay at home mom and toddler chaser.
On the toddler chaser note, Delainey, our Showered with Design “I workout, just kidding I chase toddlers” mug and I were on the local news on Thursday! Recently, I started to going to a child-friendly co-working space – which I plan on writing about soon! – called MommyWorks. They had their official grand opening on Friday, so they had the local news there and Delainey was such a ham!
This weekend was a blur of family gatherings (we got all of the girls together for Iman’s grandma’s birthday!) and bridesmaid duties for my best friend! She was my maid of honor and I, of course, said YES to being her bridesmaid and then she said YES to the dress!
The beginning of last week was a bit of a struggle because I excitedly took a bunch of potential clients and then gave myself tight deadlines. Normally, NBD and I was even super organized with my Panda Planner…buuuuut then I got a flat tire and spent an entire day and a half dealing with all of that goodness. Of course, it came with an amazing revelation, which I talked about in my Shield Sisters Initiative blog post, How to Lead An Intentional Life in This Digital Age.
Earlier this week, I left the co-working space after a very frantic feeling day, only to realize I had a flat tire. It was the day after New Years and I called AAA to come and get me. Since I had a spare, they dispatched a mechanic to change my tire and he came within 15 minutes. My car is…complicated to say the least, and he ended up unable to get my wheel off because I have fancy rims. I was then told it would be 2 hours until a tow truck could get to me. I live in Orange County, CA where we have mechanics on almost every corner, yet I was at the one gas station that didn’t have anyone to help.
So I called my mom and we went to the Wienerschnitzel next door and we waited and we hung out with Delainey and we laughed. I made a comment about my black cloud, Tut-Tut, and my mom mentioned karma. I stopped her, though, because I don’t believe that karma is black and white.
I don’t believe that we go through life with every action or opportunity being the result of something else. I do believe that chaos is the real state of life but it is our reactions and awareness that shape our lives. I chose to act calm, call my mom and patiently wait. Was it someone’s fault that I had a flat tire? Not intentionally. I had a nail in it. But, because I was reacting positively and laughing because, really, best case scenario for a flat tire – at a gas station, next to a restaurant with your mom nearby to help with your kid – things turned around. I did not have to wait 2 hours for a tow truck. When the tow guy got there, he thoroughly searched my car for the tool and was able to actually change my tire instead of towing me. The company I bought the tire from has lifetime flat repairs, so I was able to make an appointment that night and go in the next day to get my tire fixed for free.
Instinctually, when something like this happens we think “Oh no! Why me? This is going to ruin everything!! Dinner won’t be ready; I have so much to do, etc.”
But intentionally and with awareness, we are able to react positively and enjoy it more.
I have some super exciting news about Two Moms One Podcast! We went WEEKLY this week with our episode with Angela Ford. I will start posting the show notes again, but for now, you can click on the link in the menu above and listen to the episode! Next week we will be hosting an Instagram giveaway to celebrate!
This week, Shield Sisters Initiative is hosting an Instagram Auction to send as many women to Modern Femme 2017 as possible! You know how much I love MFM! We’re auctioning off a ton of things that beginning female entrepreneurs and even experienced entrepreneurs need! Check it out here!
Have you checked out the @shieldsisterswq’ Insta auction to sponsor entrepreneurs to go to Modern Femme™.…
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Now for my FIRST Bloggy Brunch feature, I want to give a shot out to Emilie Burke! Emilie is such an inspiration to me when it comes to my financial balancing, and I felt so motivated looking at her 2016 Financial Year in Review! Check it out here.
Are you ready to link up this week?
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